With An Apprentice to Elves , Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear return to the world of Iskryne with a standalone third entry in their epic fantasy series . The trilogy began with A Companion to Wolves , and continued in The Tempering of Men. An Apprentice to Elves picks up the story of Alfgyfa, a young woman who has been raised in the Wolfhall by her father Isolfr, who is the human leader of the queen-wolf Viridechtis' pack, and was the protagonist of the first book. The warrior culture of Iskryne forbids many things to women--and most especially it forbids them bonding to one of the